The Serpent and the Wolf

De: Rebecca Robinson

Narrado por: Jesse Vilinsky

Perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy and Thea Guanzon, Rebecca Robinson’s thrilling romantasy debut combines high-stakes political intrigue and a steamy, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance.

All her life, Vaasa Kozár has been sharpened into a blade.

After losing her mother—her only remaining parent—to a mysterious dark magic that has since awakened within her, Vaasa is certain death looms. So is her merciless brother, who aims to eliminate Vaasa as a threat to his crown. In one last political scheme, he marries her off to Reid of Mireh, a ruthless foreign ruler, in hopes that he can use her death as a rallying cry to finally invade Reid’s nation. All Vaasa has to do is die.

But she is desperate to live. Vaasa enters her new marriage with every intent to escape it, wielding the hard-won political prowess and combat abilities her late father instilled in her. But to her surprise, Reid offers her a deal: help him win the votes to rise in power, and she can walk free. In exchange, he will share his knowledge about the dark magic running through her veins—and help keep it at bay.

This proposal may be too good to refuse, yet Vaasa and Reid’s undeniable attraction threatens to break the rules of their arrangement. As her brother’s lethal machinations take form, everything is at stake: Vaasa must learn to trust her new husband, but how can she, especially when their perfect political marriage begins to feel like the real thing?

©2024 Rebecca Robinson (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Perfect romantasy

a romantacy where the female main character is bad**s loved her personality. Loved the slow burn romance and the banter. The plot twists had me shook. The mmc was perfect in my opinion. I can’t wait for book 2!! Only thing I didn’t love was the voice for Reid it sounded like a old man and was hard to get used to

Great blind buy

Great plot. Nice mix of romance with a small bit of spice. Nice focus on the magic system and suspense.

Really impressed!!

For a new author, Rebecca did a fantastic job weaving the intricate details of this story. I appreciate the effort she put into creating this magical world. The story itself is well-written, and the narration is excellent!! There is smut, but it isn’t used as a space filler. There is magic, love, betrayal, plot twists, and one hell of a cliffhanger. I am impatiently awaiting book 2!!

That ending!

Pleasantly surprised, couldn’t put the book down. Really enjoyed the action packed and fast pace of this story, and the characters were very relatable…politics and twist and turns through out but that ending! Can’t wait for book 2.

Action with emotions!

It moved like a train! Good action and intrigue. Enjoyable banter between the primary couple leading to slow burn.

Everything!

I loved this story! I wasn't sure in the beginning but it caught me right away! I didn't want it to end!

Chef's 💋 A+ for fantasy + slow burn perfection

Get this book. Why isn't this book more popular?!?!???? Action and adventure with no plot holes or unnecessary secret keeping or manufactured drama...I need more, like yesterday!

Sooo good!

Loved the characters, the detail, and the roller coaster story line! I finished it in a couple of days, can’t wait for what’s next!

Sucker for a contract marriage

What can I say I’m a sucker for a contract marriage. I really enjoy the story and the plot. I loved the entire concept. I am also a huge fan of the narrator. It was predictable as far as fantasy stories go but enjoyable. My only critique was the pacing. I liked that it was faster paced and not as drawn out as some stories, however with that it felt like some of the story was missing. Like we could have been given a little more background is some areas. Still, I can’t wait for book two

Fun listen overall!

While I really enjoyed this book overall, it must admit that it took a while to get there. The beginning was fantastic! And then there was a whole lot of politics and boring stuff. And then it picked back up again. I felt like I was always on the verge of getting answers, and it kept me intrigued enough to keep reading. That ending, though, whew! I'm definitely looking forward to book 2! Reid is coming for vengeance, and it is going to be incredible!